Stack Overflow – First Gold Badge

Intro

I have been a member of Stack Overflow for nearly three years at the time of writing. A few months ago I decided that I should start treating “Stack Overflow” with more respect. I set out on a goal to try to answer at least one question a day. I admit that there were times where I would abuse the site for its great user-provided content. The common scenario would be something similar to the following:

• I would be faced with a programming challenge or technical issue
• I would Google search the issue
• I’d end up on one of several possible solutions posted on Stack Overflow
• Finally, I would take the answer I needed and be on my way

Does this sound familiar?